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Afl. 55: Govert Schilling bij SterrenStof. Govert Schilling (wetenschapsjournalist en publicist op het gebied van sterrenkunde) praat o.a. over zijn nieuwe boek: "Onbegrensd Universum - Reis door het heelal met de James Webb telescope" Plus de rubrieken: - Wat heb jij aan de hemel van afgelopen maand gezien? - De vraag van de luisteraar - Anco's boekentip - Astronomie en ruimtevaart nieuws in het kort - Abe's filmtips - Justus' SterrenStof Quiz - Workshop nieuws van Arenda - De sterrenhemel van de maand december 2025 SterrenStof is een infotainment talkshow over astronomie en ruimtevaart. Voor iedereen. Presentatie en productie: Anco van Hal Sidekicks deze aflevering: Abe Iping, Arenda Schuurman, Justus van Dijke en Lars Verhoef Speciale dank aan Nora (techniek AmsterdamFM) * Dit is een semi-live uitzending vanuit het Allard Pierson te Amsterdam
Afl. 55: Govert Schilling bij SterrenStof. Govert Schilling (wetenschapsjournalist en publicist op het gebied van sterrenkunde) praat o.a. over zijn nieuwe boek: "Onbegrensd Universum - Reis door het heelal met de James Webb telescope" Plus de rubrieken: - Wat heb jij aan de hemel van afgelopen maand gezien? - De vraag van de luisteraar - Anco's boekentip - Astronomie en ruimtevaart nieuws in het kort - Abe's filmtips - Justus' SterrenStof Quiz - Workshop nieuws van Arenda - De sterrenhemel van de maand december 2025 SterrenStof is een infotainment talkshow over astronomie en ruimtevaart. Voor iedereen. Presentatie en productie: Anco van Hal Sidekicks deze aflevering: Abe Iping, Arenda Schuurman, Justus van Dijke en Lars Verhoef Speciale dank aan Nora (techniek AmsterdamFM) * Dit is een semi-live uitzending vanuit het Allard Pierson te Amsterdam
James sits down with astrophysicist Brian Keating for a candid, useful tour through three hot zones: how to think about AI (and where it actually helps), what's broken in higher ed and admissions right now, and why outsourcing your mood to politics is a losing strategy. You'll hear first-hand stories (from UC San Diego classrooms to New York City politics), specific ways James and Brian really use AI daily, and a simple framework for protecting your attention and happiness—even when everything feels polarized. What You'll Learn: How universities can leverage AI-guided curiosity to revolutionize learning, according to James Altucher's vision for "Altucher University." Why mastering communication skills—writing, speaking, negotiating—is crucial for career success, and why these skills are often neglected in traditional education. Firsthand insights into how Brian Keating and James Altucher use AI daily for research, problem-solving, and creativity, along with practical examples from their personal and professional lives. The economic and philosophical debates around AI's actual impact on industries, jobs, and the broader GDP, including its use in coding, media, and even farming. The limitations of AI and large language models in science and creative work, and why critical thinking and prompt engineering remain essential—even as technology evolves. Timestamped Chapters: 00:00 "AI Clarifies Venezuela Questions" 05:59 Venezuela News Omission 07:45 Frustrating Academia Raise Policy 11:54 Collaboration and Engagement Terms 14:23 "Ideas Overload Dilutes Impact" 19:11 Economic Efficiency Benefits All 19:49 Automation's Effect on Jobs 23:43 "Decentralized AI Competition" 27:09 "AI's Rapid Growth" 31:39 Copyright Limits Creativity 33:17 AI Book Recommendations 38:38 "AI Won't Replace Writers" 41:01 "Dumb Takes by Geniuses" 44:39 Content Overload Shift 47:47 Self-Publishing Outperforms Traditional 49:05 Dying Publishing Model 54:21 "Nobel Laureates' Impact Explained" 57:49 "Epstein, Trump, Wishcasting" 59:37 "Thrills Free on Pluto TV" Additional resources:
James sits down with astrophysicist Brian Keating for a candid, useful tour through three hot zones: how to think about AI (and where it actually helps), what's broken in higher ed and admissions right now, and why outsourcing your mood to politics is a losing strategy. You'll hear first-hand stories (from UC San Diego classrooms to New York City politics), specific ways James and Brian really use AI daily, and a simple framework for protecting your attention and happiness—even when everything feels polarized. What You'll Learn: A practical AI workflow you can copy today (research prompts, personal “style” bots, and where LLMs fail at original insight). A filter for political noise that keeps 99% of your happiness anchored in health, family, friends, and work you control. What the UCSD admissions/placement findings really mean for preparation and standards (and why “remedial” can mask deeper gaps). A simple admissions/common-sense principle: standards matter; “portfolio” evaluation shouldn't ignore basic skills. How to use AI without losing your own voice—James' test for “write it in my style” and why generic outputs still fall short. Timestamped Chapters: [02:00] Loft event stories, comedy beats, and setting the tone for a heavy topic. [05:00] NYC politics, leadership, and the “why would they vote for him?” question. [07:32] Slogans vs. reality: chants, charters, and what words actually imply. [09:30] Economics that sound nice vs. incentives that ruin cities. [12:00] “Don't outsource your happiness to politicians.” A sanity reset. [20:48] Inside UCSD's placement data: how did calculus passers miss first-grade algebra? [30:02] Standards, SATs, and what “remedial” hides (plus grade inflation). [77:49] How James and Brian actually use AI; “mad-bot disease” and why voice still matters. Additional resources:
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling Challenging Dogma: MOND and the Exclusion of MACHO Headline: Alternative Gravity, MOND, Contests Dark Matter Theory as MACHOs are Ruled Out Amidst the elusive search for dark matter, alternative theories have emerged. Mordehai Milgrom and his colleagues developed Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), proposing that our understanding of gravity is flawed at galactic scales, thereby explaining rotational curves without needing dark matter. While some like Jeremiah Ostriker dismiss it, others such as Stacy McGaugh acknowledge its surprising success in fitting observational data. Gravitational lensing, as demonstrated by the Bullet Cluster, offers strong evidence for dark matter by showing separate distributions of mass and gas during galaxy collisions, challenging MOND. Meanwhile, another dark matter candidate, Massive Compact Halo Objects (MACHOs)—very massive, compact objects in galactic halos—was extensively searched for in the 1990s using gravitational microlensing. Despite significant effort, these searches yielded no detections, effectively ruling out MACHOs as the primary form of dark matter. 1958
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling New Puzzles, Speculative Theories, and the Future of the Hunt Headline: Dark Crisis Deepens with Anomalous Galaxies and Emergent Gravity Theories The search for dark matter faces new challenges, such as the discovery of dwarf galaxies (e.g., DF44, the Dragonfly Galaxy) that appear to lack dark matter, posing a problem for both standard dark matter theory and MOND. With direct WIMP detection still elusive, physicists explore highly speculative theories: primordial black holes (black holes born in the Big Bang), fuzzy dark matter, or decaying dark matter, though these lack observational evidence. Theoreticians like Erik Verlinde propose "emergent gravity," suggesting gravity is not fundamental but arises from a deeper reality, which could imply dark matter doesn't exist at all. The ongoing search involves particle physics, underground experiments, powerful telescopes like the future Extremely Large Telescope, and the International Space Station's AMS experiment looking for antimatter signals, as scientists continue to refine theories and devise new ways to observe the unseen 1956
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling Echoes of the Big Bang and Deep Underground Searches for WIMPs Headline: CMB Confirms Dark Matter and Energy; XENON Searches Remain Elusive The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the oldest light in the universe from a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang, provides crucial evidence for dark matter and dark energy. Analysis of its tiny temperature and density fluctuations precisely determines the universe's composition, independently confirming the need for both dark matter and dark energy even without other observations. Meanwhile, the direct hunt for WIMPs continues in deep underground laboratories like Gran Sasso in Italy, where massive, shielded experiments containing materials like liquid xenon aim to detect the exceedingly rare collisions of dark matter particles with atomic nuclei. These "xenon wars" have, to date, yielded "null results," intensifying the mystery. Only the DAMA experiment, using sodium iodide crystals, claims to have detected a seasonal dark matter effect, but its results remain unconfirmed by other teams. 1952
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling The Enigma of Dark Energy and Einstein's Lost "Blunder" Headline: Universe's Acceleration Reveals Dark Energy, Validating Einstein's Constant Just as the search for dark matter intensified, cosmology faced a new puzzle: in 1998, two independent teams discovered that the universe's expansion is not slowing down but is, in fact, accelerating. This unexpected finding led to the concept of dark energy, a mysterious vacuum energy in empty space, as the force driving this acceleration. This revelation meant that visible baryonic matter accounts for only about 4.9% of the universe, with dark matter making up 26.6%, and dark energy a staggering 68.5%. Ironically, this unexpected acceleration harked back to Albert Einstein's "cosmological constant," a term he had introduced into his equations as an accelerating force to maintain a static universe and later deemed his "biggest blunder." The discovery of dark energy suggests Einstein may have had a profound, albeit unrecognized, foresight. 1941
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling Headline: Particle Physics and Simulations Hunt for the Elusive WIMP The concept of cold dark matter, championed by cosmologists like Jim Peebles, describes particles that interact primarily through gravity but lack electrical charge, meaning they don't interact with light, magnetism, or strong nuclear forces. Their only potential interaction is a rare "bump" into an atomic nucleus via the weak nuclear force. This led to the theoretical candidate known as the Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP). Experiments at facilities like CERN's Large Hadron Collider, with its massive underground detectors, attempt to create and detect these WIMPsthrough high-energy particle collisions, though none have been found yet. Complementing this, computer simulations, such as IllustrisTNG, successfully model the universe's evolution from its smooth beginning to its current clumpiness, but only when incorporating cold dark matter with specific properties, guiding the ongoing search. . 1957
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling The Big Bang's Clues: Non-Baryonic Matter and Failed Candidates Headline: Cosmic Evolution Demands New Matter; Neutrinos Fall Short The universe's evolution from the smooth, hot state after the Big Bang to its current clumpy structure of galaxies and clusters requires far more gravity than visible matter can provide. Everything we know, from atoms to stars, is classified as baryonic matter. However, the nature of dark matter must be different; it cannot be composed of atoms and is thus termed non-baryonic matter. In the early 1970s, Albert Bosma used radio telescopes to observe hydrogen gas far beyond visible galactic edges, confirming the widespread anomalous rotation curves found by Rubin and Ford. Early dark matter candidates included neutrinos, but their light, fast-moving nature ("hot dark matter") meant they would clump on vast scales first, contradicting observations of early small clumps. This led to the conclusion that dark matter must be "cold" and slow-moving. 1959
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling Theoretical Stability and Observational Proof of Dark Matter Halos Headline: Galaxies Need Invisible Halos: Ostriker and Rubin Provide Evidence In the late 1960s, theorist Jeremiah Ostriker calculated that a flattened galaxy like the Milky Way could not remain stable without a large, spherical "halo" of unseen matter surrounding it, providing a theoretical basis for dark matter. This theoretical need was then powerfully confirmed by the observational work of American astronomer Vera Rubin and her colleague Kent Ford throughout the 1970s. Studying distant galaxies, including Andromeda, they discovered that stars on the outer edges rotated at unexpectedly high, constant velocities, rather than slowing down as predicted. This "flattening the curve" of rotational velocities offered the first concrete proof for the existence of dark matter, whose gravity was necessary to prevent galaxies from flying apart. 1958
The Elephant in the Universe: 100-year search for dark matter Author: Govert Schilling The Century-Old Mystery Begins: Early Astronomical Observations Headline: Pioneers Uncover Unseen Gravitational Effects in the Cosmos In 1922, Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, a Dutch astronomer, was the first to introduce the term "dark matter" in a paper theorizing the arrangement and motion of the sidereal system, realizing unseen matter had gravitational effects within the Milky Way. A decade later, his student, Jan Oort, further identified the Milky Way's rotation and, by studying the up-and-down motions of stars, made an early estimate of dark matter in the galaxy's central plane. Building on this, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed the Coma Cluster in California, using redshift to determine galaxy motions. He concluded there was more mass and gravity than visible, coining the German term "dunkle Materie," meaning "dark matter." These early 20th-century findings laid the groundwork for the ongoing dark matter mystery. 1957
Waar is alle materie uit opgebouwd, en welke wetten volgen die deeltjes om alles op aarde en de rest van het heelal vorm te geven? Wat is antimaterie, en wat heeft quantumtheorie daarmee te maken? In Reis naar de kern neemt Ivo van Vulpen, deeltjesonderzoeker bij CERN in Genève en verbonden aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam, je mee langs al deze grote vragen. Je denkt misschien dat dat ver van je normale belevingswereld afstaat, maar al deze inzichten worden dagelijks gebruikt. Van de GPS op je telefoon, tot de scanners in ziekenhuizen.. Over Reis naar de Kern Na Terug naar de Oerknal met Govert Schilling en Baan door het Brein met Iris Sommer is het nu tijd voor een nieuw avontuur: Reis naar de kern. Een fascinerende duik in de wereld van de allerkleinste deeltjes, waar de allergrootste vragen worden beantwoord. In vijf afleveringen zoomen we in op de wereld van het atoom, de quantummechanica, antimaterie en de ontdekking van het Higgs Boson. Reis naar de Kern is een podcast van BNR. Tekst en presentatie: Ivo van Vulpen. Concept: Connor Clerx. Eindredactie: Annick van der Leeuw. Montage: Gijs Friesen en Connor Clerx. Sounddesign en mixage: Gijs Friesen. Over Ivo Ivo van Vulpen is als deeltjesfysicus werkzaam aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam, het Nationaal Instituut voor subatomaire fysica (Nikhef) en hij doet onderzoek bij de deeltjesversneller (Large Hadron Collider) bij CERN in Genève. Hij is hoogleraar Wetenschapscommunicatie, in het bijzonder betreffende de natuurkunde, aan de Universiteit Leiden. In 2018 verscheen zijn eerste boek: De melodie van de natuur. Transcript aflevering Je kunt prima honderd jaar oud worden en onbevangen door het leven stappen zonder je ooit af te vragen hoe je eigenlijk elektriciteit maakt, waarom glas wel doorzichtig is en steen niet, hoe de zon aan haar energie komt of hoe het überhaupt mogelijk is dat er zoiets bestaat als een heelal. Maar als je die vraag eenmaal hebt gesteld en op zoek gaat naar het antwoord blijkt er bijna altijd een fascinerende wereld achter schuil te gaan. Al die kennis over hoe de natuur zich gedraagt hebben we als mensheid in de geschiedenis stukje bij beetje verzameld. Hoewel deze zoektocht wordt gedreven door pure nieuwsgierigheid, hebben de meeste nieuwe inzichten en de nieuwe technieken die ontwikkeld moesten worden om het antwoord te vinden ook steeds weer hun weg gevonden naar ons dagelijks leven. Sterker nog, ze vormen zonder dat veel mensen dat beseffen, de basis van onze moderne maatschappij: zonder relativiteitstheorie geen GPS, zonder quantummechania geen computerchip, zonder anti-materie geen PET scan om tumoren te localiseren … en zonder deeltjesversnellers geen manier om kwaadaardige tumoren te bestralen. Het zoeken naar antwoorden op deze grote ‘waarom-vragen’ is absoluut niet makkelijk. De natuur geeft haar geheimen namelijk niet zomaar prijs en het heeft generaties wetenschappers enorm veel bloed, zweet en tranen gekost om de natuur haar geheimen te ontfutselen. Dat doen we door haar gedrag in detail te bestuderen, patronen te herkennen en zo stap voor stap door te dringen tot de plek waar het antwoord verborgen ligt. Die onbedwingbare drang om steeds weer grenzen te verleggen is een menselijke eigenschap die we heel goed kennen uit de sport en van ontdekkingsreizigers uit een ver verleden. En hoewel het vaak de woorden ‘groter’, ‘hoger’ en ‘sneller’ zijn die we associëren met vooruitgang is er ook een groep wetenschappers die juist de uitdaging zoekt in precies het tegenovergestelde: ‘klein, kleiner, kleinst’. Het is een internationale groep wetenschappers, waar ik er ook een van ben, die in onderzoeksinstituten en laboratoria over de hele wereld op zoek zijn naar de elementaire bouwstenen van de natuur. Waar is alle materie toch uit opgebouwd? En welke wetten volgen die deeltjes om alles op aarde en de rest van het heelal vorm te geven? Deze fascinerende zoektocht naar de fundamenten van de natuur is het onderwerp van deze podcast. Ik ben Ivo van Vulpen, een Nederlandse deeltjesonderzoeker verbonden aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en het onderzoeksinstituut Nikhef. In de eerste vier afleveringen ben ik je gids op weg naar het randje van de kennis en vertel ik je hoe het ons in de afgelopen honderd jaar gelukt is om steeds weer een diepere laag bloot te leggen; in een wereld die letterlijk heel dichtbij is, maar die zo klein is dat we het niet met onze ogen kunnen zien. Ik vertel over de fascinerende ontdekkingen die we gedaan hebben. Ik ga bijvoorbeeld vertellen dat net zoals kinderen met een paar legoblokjes de meest fantastische bouwwerken kunnen maken, ook de natuur, met al haar complexiteit, van sterren en planeten, tot en met de microfoon waar ik nu in praat ook is opgebouwd uit maar een handjevol bouwstenen. In de vijfde en laatste aflevering vertel ik wat er nog te ontdekken is. En hoe we van plan zijn die antwoorden te vinden. Deze tak van de wetenschap staat ver af van het clichébeeld dat mensen vaak hebben van onderzoekers als wereldvreemde zonderlingen in een stoffig laboratorium. Het is een wereldwijde onderneming waarin wetenschappers uit bijna alle landen van de wereld samenwerken, samen moeten werken in grote experimentele onderzoekscentra zoals het Europees centrum voor deeltjesfysica, CERN in Genève. Zulke samenwerkingsverbanden zijn verre van triviaal. Natuurkundigen kunnen enorm eigenwijs zijn en om dan ook nog eens natuurkundigen uit verschillende landen met elkaar samen te laten werken is op het eerste gezicht een ideaal scenario voor problemen. En toch lukt het ons. Maar hoe dan? Uiteindelijk blijkt de sleutel te liggen in het feit dat we een gedeelde droom hebben. We delen die universele en on-be-dwing-bare nieuwsgierigheid, die honger naar antwoorden op de mysteries die we niet begrijpen. Vanuit Nederland doen veel universiteiten mee in dit avontuur en er is zelfs een nationaal instituut: het Nikhef, het Nationaal instituut voor subatomaire fysica in Amsterdam. Maar laten we niet langer om de materie heen draaien en de diepte in duiken. Om achter de natuurwetten te komen is er maar één mogelijkheid: je moet je de natuur ‘ondervragen’. De natuur praat natuurlijk niet letterlijk terug, maar je kunt wel dingen uitproberen en kijken wat er gebeurt. Kinderen doen dat automatisch. “Hoe reageren mijn ouders als ik heel hard ga gillen in een supermarkt en doet het echt pijn als ik mijn vinger in de vlam hou?”. Hoewel ik uit eigen ervaring kan vertellen dat ouders niet altijd hetzelfde reageren, werkt de natuur volgens ijzeren principes en altijd hetzelfde: de natuurwetten. Door patronen te ontdekken in gedrag dringen door tot de onderliggende mechanismes. En dat werkt net zo goed bij menselijk gedrag als bij de wereld van het allerkleinste. Grenzen verleggen is niet makkelijk en het is goed om voor we in de wereld van het allerkleinste duiken eerst te laten zien hoe ingewikkeld het is om patronen te vinden en welke interessante gevolgen het kan hebben als het je lukt om een onderliggend mechanisme bloot te leggen. Eerst over het proces van patronen herkennen. Stel je nou eens voor dat je een buitenaards wezen bent dat naar onze planeet komt en dat je gevraagd wordt om de spelregels van het spel voetbal te achterhalen. Er is wel een eis die je taak extra lastig maakt: je mag zoveel wedstrijden bekijken als je wilt, maar je mag niemand iets vragen. Je komt er dan vast vrij snel achter dat het spel zich afspeelt binnen de witte lijnen van een rechthoek, dat er twee teams zijn van 11 spelers, dat er na 45 min gewisseld wordt van speelhelft en dat het doel is om zoveel mogelijk doelpunten te maken. Maar waarom heeft één speler een andere kleur dan zijn teamgenoten en mag hij de bal wél in zijn handen pakken? En hoe kom je erachter wie die twee mensen zijn die langs de lijn met een vlag heen en weer rennen en zul je ooit de regels van buitenspel ontdekken? Dat kán wel, maar is niet gemakkelijk. Precies zo werkt het ook met het ondervragen en bekijken van de natuur. Niemand zegt hierbij trouwens dat de spelregels logisch moeten zijn. Sterker nog, de natuurwetten zijn niet logisch. Geen enkele. De quantummechanica en de relativiteitstheorie, die we later tegen zullen komen, zijn vreemd en bizar en daarmee in zekere zin analoog aan de buitenspelregel in het voetbal. Absurd, maar wel een realiteit. En als je die regel eenmaal geaccepteerd hebt is het daarna logisch wat je ziet gebeuren. Het zoeken naar en herkennen van patronen is niet alleen aan wetenschappers voorbehouden natuurlijk. Biologen en boeren weten bijvoorbeeld al heel lang dat eigenschappen van dieren en organismes worden doorgegeven aan nakomelingen. Een bekend voorbeeld is bijvoorbeeld het gegeven dat de oogkleur van een kind bepaald wordt door de oogkleur van de ouders. Deze kennis over het overerven van eigenschappen wordt ook in de landbouw gebruikt bij het veredelen van gewassen en selecteren van bepaalde eigenschappen zoals resistentie voor ziektes of aanpassen aan specifieke omstandigheden als droogte of zout. We zien dus dat de natuur op een bepaalde manier werkt, maar niet hoe het werkt. Ergens in elk mens is dus blijkbaar informatie over de oogkleur opgeslagen, maar waar dan? Uiteindelijk is het pas in de jaren zestig van de vorige eeuw gelukt die vraag te beantwoorden toen wetenschappers Crick, Watson en Franklin (die laatste wordt helaas vaak, al dan niet per ongeluk, vergeten in de rij van ontdekkers) erin slaagden de dubbele helixstructuur van het menselijk DNA te ontdekken. Daar bleek alle genetische informatie opgeslagen te zijn en bracht ons naar het hoe en waarom. Die genetische informatie blijkt opgeschreven in een taal die maar uit vier bouwstenen bestaat, de nucleotides C, T, G en A. Een taal met maar vier letters dus! Ongelooflijk, als je bedenkt dat we in onze eigen taal 26 letters hebben als bouwstenen van woorden. Als mensheid zijn we druk bezig die taal van het DNA te verkennen. We leren zo niet alleen waar informatie verborgen over de oogkleur, maar ook over aanleg voor specifieke ziektes, en kunnen dat hopelijk ook weer gebruiken om die te voorspellen en te voorkomen. Deze succesverhalen zijn mooi, maar het is goed om te beseffen dat de wetenschap vaak een verhaal is van enorm veel frustratie, van verkeerde paden inslaan en hopeloos verdwalen. Maar af en toe lukt het om ineens een stap te maken. Door een briljant inzicht van een individuele wetenschapper die ineens op een helder moment als eerste het patroon doorziet, of door een nieuwe techniek die een nieuwe wereld blootlegt. De ruimte voor wetenschappers om af en toe een zijpad in te slaan om een gek ideeën na te jagen is een cruciaal element van onderzoek doen. Als er nooit een vreemde snuiter was gaan experimenteren met elektriciteit hadden we nu nog steeds alleen maar kaarsen gehad in plaats van elektrische lampen. Hetzelfde geldt voor LED lampen natuurlijk, maar ook in de medische wereld zijn voorbeelden te vinden zoals de ontdekking van penicilline. In het dagelijks leven gebruiken we onze ogen, neus, oren, mond en handen om de wereld om ons heen waar te nemen. Ontzettend handig, maar hoe goed onze zintuigen ook zijn, ze zijn niet perfect. We weten bijvoorbeeld dat er toonhoogtes zijn die ons oor niet kan opvangen maar die honden prima kunnen horen. Dat betekent dus dat er dus wel eens een fantastische wereld vol schitterende muziek en geluiden om ons heen zou kunnen zweven die voor ons verborgen blijft omdat ons lichaam simpelweg tekortschiet. Hetzelfde geldt voor licht. Ook daarvan weten we dat er kleuren zijn die wij als mens niet kunnen zien. Zo kunnen bijen ultraviolet licht zien die zorgt dat ze makkelijk bloemen kunnen vinden. Maar hoewel ons lichaam soms tekortschiet, zijn we als mensen wel enorm inventief. We hebben manieren gevonden om deze verborgen werelden hoorbaar en zichtbaar te maken er zo in rond te lopen. Dat geldt ook voor de wereld van het allerkleinste. Elke ontdekkingstocht staat of valt met de juiste uitrusting. Als je naar de Noordpool wilt heb je meer aan warme kleren en een slee met honden dan aan een pak van Hugo Boss en een BWM. En wil je naar Mars, dan heb je een raket nodig. En bij onze reis, het afdalen in de wereld die nog kleiner is dan het DNA, heb je een deeltjesversneller nodig. Al lang geleden ontdekten mensen dat je door een ingenieuze combinatie van lenzen objecten die ver weg waren ‘dichterbij’ kon halen: de telescoop. Toepassingen te over, van scheepsvaart, oorlog, en het bestuderen van wilde dieren tot de astronomie zoals bijvoorbeeld de ontdekking van de ringen van Saturnus door onze eigen Christiaan Huygens. Maar ook ‘de andere kant op kijken’ lukte: de microscoop. We kennen allemaal het beroemde voorbeeld van Antoni van Leeuwenhoek die de wereld van bacteriën ontdekte. En hoewel mensen in de eeuwen erna steeds betere lenzen leerden maken, weten we dat je met een microscoop nooit objecten zult kunnen bekijken die kleiner zijn dan ongeveer een miljoenste meter. Dat is een factor duizend kleiner dan een potloodstreep en zo klein dat we er ons niets meer bij voor kunnen voorstellen, maar de vraag was waarom een microscoop dan niet meer werkt? Als mens zien we dingen omdat licht afketst van voorwerpen en in onze ogen terechtkomt. Nou ketst licht alleen af van voorwerpen die groter zijn dan het licht zelf (dat is een natuurkunde-feitje dat u even van me aan moet nemen), en omdat het licht dat we met onze ogen kunnen registreren ongeveer een miljoenste meter is betekent dat die afmeting het kleinst is dat we kunnen zien. Een fundamentele horde dus, maar gelukkig betekent dat niet dat je bij de pakken neer moet gaan zitten. Het betekent alleen dat je met de technieken die je op dat moment hebt, niet vastloopt. Je moet dus iets slims bedenken. Iets nieuws. Net zoals je bij een ontdekkingstocht een boot nodig hebt als je bij een rivier komt of een ladder als je over een muur heen moet klimmen. En dat is gelukt. De truc is ‘om te kijken zonder je ogen te gebruiken’. Ook met je ogen dicht kun je nog prima het verschil voelen tussen een mes en een vork en in de wetenschap hebben we een soortgelijke methode ontwikkeld om objecten af te tasten. We gebruiken daarbij alleen niet onze vingers, maar gebruiken kleine knikkers (kleine deeltjes eigenlijk) die we op het voorwerp afschieten om vervolgens te kijken hoe deze knikkers afketsen. De manier waarop dat gebeurt vertelt ons namelijk iets over de vorm en eigenschappen van een voorwerp. Dat knikkers anders afketsen van een basketbal dan van een fiets zal duidelijk zijn, maar als je alleen de afgeketste knikkers zou mogen bekijken kunt je je voorstellen dat het heel lastig is om te achterhalen dat het een fiets was waar de knikkers vanaf zijn geketst in plaats van een bureaustoel. Laat staan dat we kunnen herkennen of het een oma-fiets of een racefiets was. Maar het kan wel. Lastig. HEEL lastig! Maar niet onmogelijk. En dat is precies wat we doen als deeltjesfysici. Die knikkers zijn daarmee de vingers waarmee we de wereld aftasten. Ik gebruik hier voor het gemak het beeld van knikkertjes omdat we dat allemaal herkennen, maar eigenlijk zijn het kleine deeltjes. Hoe kleiner die knikkertjes zijn, hoe kleiner de structuren waar ze van afketsen en hoe kleiner de details zijn die we kunnen waarnemen. Een van de gekke dingen die we ontdekt hebben is dat hoe harder een knikkertje of deeltje beweegt, hoe kleiner die wordt. En dat is dan ook de belangrijkste taak van een deeltjesversneller: kleine deeltjes maken. Het sterkste vergrootglas dat we hebben op de wereld is dan ook de grote deeltjesversneller in Genève, de Large Hadron Collider. Daarmee kunnen we structuren van een miljoenste van een miljoenste van een miljardste meter bekijken. Dat is weer zo’n getal waarvan het moeilijk is een idee te vormen, maar laat ik proberen je een idee te geven van hoe klein dat is. We kennen vast allemaal maanzaad dat soms op witte bolletjes zit en we hebben allemaal weleens een dag doorgebracht in een bloedhete auto op weg naar onze vakantiebestemming in Frankrijk. Stel nou eens dat je heel Frankrijk bedekt met maanzaad, dus van Lille tot de Pyreneeën en van Nice tot Quiberon. Eén zo’n maanzaadje ten opzichte van de oppervlakte van Frankrijk is dezelfde fractie als het kleinste brokstukje dat we kunnen bestuderen tot een meter. Waanzinnig! Naast de materie aftasten heeft een deeltjesversneller nog een tweede feature. Het blijkt namelijk dat je in een deeltjesversneller de energie van de botsende deeltjes kunt gebruiken om ook zelf nieuwe deeltjes te maken. Natuurlijk moeten we al die afgeketste kogeltjes en nieuwe deeltjes ook kunnen opvangen en dat doen we met behulp van deeltjesdetectoren. Dat zijn een soort grote fotocamera’s die ook, zo zullen we zien, in ziekenhuizen gebruikt worden. Daar ga ik in de volgende aflevering meer over vertellen. Overal op de wereld zijn internationale samenwerkingsverbanden op zoek naar antwoorden op de grote onbegrepen vragen uit de natuur. Dat doen ze niet alleen met behulp van de deeltjesversneller op CERN in Genève, maar ik heb ook collega’s die met behulp van een vat vloeibaar gas (Xenon voor de liefhebbers) onder een berg in Italië op zoek zijn naar donkere materie en weer andere collega’s die een fototoestel zo groot als een kubieke kilometer aan het bouwen zijn op de bodem van de Middellandse Zee om te zoeken naar zogenaamde neutrino’s die vanuit het heelal komen en dwars door de aarde vliegen. Bij veel van die onderzoeken spelen Nederlandse onderzoekers een belangrijke rol. Onderdeel van die groep nieuwsgierige natuurkundigen die af en toe ineens linksaf slaan terwijl iedereen rechtdoor loopt. Dromers en avonturiers. Ik ga je in de komende afleveringen meenemen op onze ontdekkingstocht. In de volgende aflevering leren we de wereld van het atoom kennen via de quantummechanica, de atoomkrachten en het besef dat alles op aarde maar uit drie stukjes blijkt te zijn opgebouwd. In de afleveringen daarna hebben we het over het beroemde Standaard Model, exotische zaken als anti-materie en kernkrachten en het dagelijks leven op CERN. En natuurlijk komt ook de ontdekking van het Higgs boson voorbij, een ontdekking die een paar jaar geleden de Nobelprijs heeft gekregen en waar ik en mijn collega’s enorm trots op zijn. En als ik mijn werk een beetje goed doe, dan vind jij het aan het eind van aflevering vier ook volkomen terecht. Zoals beloofd probeer ik ook om bij elke nieuwe stap verder de diepte in (de stap naar nog kleinere structuren van de materie) te laten zien op welke manier de kennis weer in ons dagelijks leven terugkomt. En we sluiten de serie af met de grote open vragen, de mysteries, de vragen waar nog geen antwoord op is. De mysteries waar we als natuurkundigen van wakker liggen. En waar een antwoord op moet zijn. Maar waar dan? De natuurkunde is niet klaar. Kortom: avontuur!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In de Diepte is terug! Vanaf volgende week hoor je de eerste twee afleveringen van het derde seizoen. Na Terug naar de Oerknal met Govert Schilling en Baan door het Brein met Iris Sommer is het nu tijd voor een nieuw avontuur: Reis naar de kern. Een fascinerende duik in de wereld van de allerkleinste deeltjes, waar de allergrootste vragen worden beantwoord. Waar is alle materie uit opgebouwd, en welke wetten volgen die deeltjes om alles op aarde en de rest van het heelal vorm te geven? Wat is antimaterie, en wat heeft quantumtheorie daarmee te maken? Je denkt misschien dat dat ver van je normale belevingswereld afstaat, maar al deze inzichten worden dagelijks gebruikt. Van de GPS op je telefoon, tot de scanners in ziekenhuizen. Reis naar de kern wordt gepresenteerd door Ivo van Vulpen, deeltjesonderzoeker bij CERN in Genève en verbonden aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. In vijf afleveringen zoomen we in op de wereld van het atoom, de quantummechanica, antimaterie en de ontdekking van het Higgs Boson. Abonneer je op Reis naar de kern via Spotify of Apple Podcasts en mis geen aflevering. Wil je alles in één keer luisteren? Je vindt de hele serie vanaf 10 juli in de BNR-app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 8/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 2009 DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 1/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 2016 MILKY WAY
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 2/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 2016 MILKY WAY
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 3/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 2020 GRAVITATIONAL LENS.
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 4/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 2016 NGC 24
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 5/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 2016 MILKY WAY
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 6/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observatio 2010 BIG BANG
IS DARK MATTER FROM BEFORE THE BIG BANG? 7/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a64379333/dark-matter-older-than-universe/ https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 2007 HUBBLE FIELD
New Age types keep saying that there are twelve planets. Where does that number come from, and what are these three extra planets supposed to be? (Plus: a detour to the world of ancient astronauts.) https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/the-number-of-the-stars/ Key sources for this episode include Gottfried de Purucker's Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy and The Fountain-Source of Occultism; Govert Schilling's The Hunt for Planet X: New Worlds and the Fate of Pluto; Maureen Temple Richmond's "The Threefold Rulership System in Esoteric Astrology"; Michael Heiser's website sitchiniswrong.com; and the collected works of Zecharia Sitchin. Unidentified: Zecharia Sitchin's Made-Up Ancient Aliens History Unidentified: Fear of a 12th Planet Unidentified: Nibiru Needs Gold (and Sperm, for Some Reason) 404 Media: If Planet X Exists, It's Running Out of Places to Hide This week we're promoting our friends the Paranoid Strain, where the Fearful Jesuit and Dana Unicorn explain why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories. https://www.theparanoidstrain.com/ I'll be presenting at the Intelligent Speech conference on February 8, 2025! Register now at https://intelligentspeechonline.com/ and get 10% off with the promo code JACKALOPE! The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope is a secret society devoted to sharing strange stories and amazing facts. No topic is off limits -- if it's interesting or entertaining, we'll do an episode about it! Email: jackalope@order-of-the-jackalope.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/orderjackalope.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@orderjackalope
Hoe kunnen we de vuursalamander in Nederland een handje helpen? Govert Schilling vertelt over de Ster van Bethlehem en we gaan op zoek naar wespensoorten die als volwassen exemplaren overwinteren. En verder in de uitzending: bollengif, wintergasten in de Biesbosch, de otter en gebiedsontwikkeling in Utrecht. De column is deze week van Dichtwater. Download de podcast van de hele uitzending of onze podcastserie 'Zo klonk Nederland' via NPO Radio 1 of via je favoriete podcast app. Vroege Vogels Radio op NPO Radio 1 wordt zondag gepresenteerd door Jan van Poppel van 7.00 tot 10.00 uur.
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 1/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1897 WISCONSIN
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 2/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. UNDATED HUBBLE EARLY UNIVERSE IN VISIBLE LIGHT
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 3/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. UNDATED BACKGROUND RADIATION BIG BANG
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 4/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1945 GREENWICH
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 5/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1868 FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, JULES VERNE
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 6/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1825 PARIS OBSERVATORY
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 7/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1945 CHRISTOPHER WREN'S PLAN FOR THE OLD GREENWICH OBSERVATORY
DARK MATTER'S UNKNOWN PHYSICS MAY EXPLAIN WEBB-OBSERVED MOST EARLY UNIVERSE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES 8/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/dark-matter-linked-to-supermassive-black-holes-in-the-early-universe/ar-AA1pBrL8 https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation.UNDATED UNIVERSE
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 5/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. JANUARY 1923
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 8/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1923
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 7/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation.1920
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 6/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1920
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 3/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1920
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 1/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1917
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 4/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1918
NEUTRINO SAID TO BE FOUND, ONTO DARK MATTER: 2/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/icecube-researchers-detect-a-rare-type-of-energetic-neutrino-sent-from-powerful-astronomical-objects/ar-AA1nIfW2 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation. 1918
SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 4/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation GALAXY CLUSTER ABELL 370
SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 6/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 13.7 BILLION YEARS AGO
SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 5/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation GALAXY CLUSTER IE 0657-56
SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 7/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 1990 DARK MATTER THEORY
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SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 1/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by Govert Schilling (Author), Avi Loeb (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation BACKGROUND RADIATION OF THE BIG BANG
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